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(43) Date of publication: 14.06.2000 Bulletin 2000/24 (21) Application number: 98938527.3 (22) Date of filing: 14.08.1998

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: A61K 39/235, C12N 15/63, C12N 15/67, C12N 15/86 (86) International application number: PCT/AU9800/648 (87) International publication number: WO 9908/706 (25.02.1999 Gazette 1999/08)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE (30) Priority: 14.08.1997 AU PO856097 (71) Applicants: COMMONWEALTH SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH ORGANISATION Campbell,ACT 2612 (AU) Pig Research and Development Corporation Barton, ACT 2600 (AU)	(72) Inventors: JOHNSON, Michael, Anthony Thornbury, VIC 3071 (AU) HAMMOND, Jeffrey, Michael Jan Juc, VIC 3228 (AU) (74) Representative: Lee, Nicholas John et al Kilburn & Strode,20 Red Lion Street London WC1R 4PJ London WC1R 4PJ (GB)